Knowing that the world is finally paying attention causes a certain kind of anxiety. The general manager of the Crossroads Hotel in downtown Kansas City, Mikel Ruder, has been creating scenarios in his mind for the past two years. He has mapped out how the hotel would manage the flood, the energy, and the sheer number of guests that the World Cup was expected to bring. Now that June has arrived and the first game is scheduled to begin on June 16, those mental rehearsals are coming to pass. On match days, the hotel is almost completely booked. The average…
Author: Sierra Foster
Sierra Foster
Born in Kansas City, Sierra Foster writes about politics and serves as Senior Editor at kbsd6.com. She was raised paying attention to this city, not just living in it. Sierra has a strong, deep connection to Kansas City, from the neighborhoods east of Troost to the discussions that take place in the city hall halls. Sierra, who is presently enrolled at the University of Kansas to pursue a degree in Political Science, applies the rigor of academic study to her journalism. She writes about politics in Missouri and Kansas as someone who genuinely cares about what happens to the people in these communities—the policies that impact them, the leaders who represent them, and the civic forces influencing their futures—rather than as an outsider watching from a distance. Her editorial coverage encompasses state-level policy, local government, and the national political currents that permeate bi-state regional life. Whether it's a city council vote or a Senate race, she has a special gift for turning complex policy language into writing that feels urgent, relatable, and worthwhile. Sierra seldom sits still off the page. She claims that playing soccer on a regular basis has sharpened her instincts for political reporting because of the sport's teamwork, strategy, and requirement to read a changing game in real time. She's probably somewhere in Kansas City with her friends when she's not writing or on the pitch, discovering new reasons to adore a city she already knows so well.
Seeing a game that revolves around raiding dungeons become the focus of a federal lawsuit with RICO allegations is particularly ironic. However, that’s precisely where things stand with Project Ascension, a World of Warcraft private server that attracted hundreds of thousands of players by providing something the official game just wouldn’t: the flexibility to create your character in any way you choose, combining spells and abilities from different classes, and having no rules or subscription requirements. Private World of Warcraft servers were in an awkward gray area for many years. Blizzard was aware of their presence. The players were aware…
Ireland’s relationship with the EU-Canada trade agreement has a familiar rhythm. Every time the government thinks it has established a strong position, it is challenged in court, and the situation changes once more. This week, that person is Sinn Féin MEP Lynn Boylan, who has filed a lawsuit against the government regarding the Arbitration (Amendment) Act 2026, the law intended to enable the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, or CETA, to be fully ratified. Eileen Barrington of FP Logue solicitors, Boylan’s attorney, was given permission by Judge Brian Cregan on Friday to serve the government with a challenge to the…
Canned vegetables have a feature that is nearly impossible to ignore. Corn, tomatoes, green beans, and peas are arranged in silent rows near the rear of the supermarket. They’re not flashy. On food blogs, they are not popular. However, they are fundamental, and they are currently at the heart of a trade dispute that reveals a lot about the future of the global food economy. Imports of canned vegetables from the majority of the world were subject to a temporary 10% safeguard tariff on June 19 by Canada’s Department of Finance. Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne announced the measure, which will…
Natalie Reynolds’ story did not garner national attention. In the summer of 2012, it took place in a juvenile detention facility in Hunt County, Texas, over a fifteen-year-old girl’s confiscated cell phone. However, the case that resulted from it raises issues that go far beyond a single phone or supervisor. It raises a more general question: what happens if those tasked with safeguarding vulnerable children decide they are above the laws designed to keep them safe? A.K., a teen whose identity has been kept secret throughout court proceedings, fled his home in June of 2012. The Texas Department of Family…
Your first thought may be to consider the driver when a large commercial truck clips your vehicle on a highway. Who was he? Was he worn out? Did he drive too fast? Those are legitimate inquiries. However, anyone familiar with trucking accident litigation will tell you that the driver is frequently only the beginning. Freight transportation in the modern era is more complex than a straightforward two-party agreement. Before it reaches its destination, a single cargo shipment that crosses state lines may pass through five or six businesses. A freight broker receives goods from a manufacturer, hires a logistics coordinator,…
Rebel Wilson’s current predicament has an almost cinematic quality. Sitting in an Australian Federal Court, the woman who made millions of people laugh in Bridesmaids and Pitch Perfect is being questioned about Instagram posts, a smear website, and a bathtub story that has somehow become the focal point of a very real, very serious legal proceeding. This didn’t have to be the case. However, here we are. Wilson is being sued for defamation by Charlotte MacInnes, a young actress who appears in Wilson’s first feature film, The Deb. Her main argument is that Wilson suggested MacInnes had withdrawn a sexual…
A man who loses all of his inheritance while attempting to steal his siblings’ portion of it has an almost poetic quality, albeit not a pleasant one. That’s basically what happened to 62-year-old Robert Chung, whose legal battle over a South Woodford, London, family home turned into one of the more awkward inheritance disputes to go through the Central London County Court in recent years. The case focused on Victor and Irene Chung’s three-bedroom detached home on Mulberry Way, which served as both their primary financial asset and the place where they raised their three children. When Irene passed away…
Watching Rip Wheeler wriggle in a dress shirt is almost amusing. Tugging at a collar and muttering that he feels “f—ing ridiculous” in front of a ranch party is Cole Hauser, the man who spent five seasons of Yellowstone looking like he was born on a horse. It’s a brief scene, perhaps thirty seconds on screen, but it conveys something truthful about Rip’s situation in Dutton Ranch: he’s a man out of his element, attempting to establish himself in strange territory. both literally and figuratively. The short explanation for Rip’s replacement at 10-Petal Ranch is straightforward: Beth arrived with a…
When someone first sees a Sealyham Terrier puppy, they often do a certain kind of double-take. Something in between, neither recognition nor confusion. Most people think they know enough about dog breeds. Then all of that confidence vanishes as Rosie enters the room, her ridiculous tuft of hair falling over her forehead and those tiny black spots dotting her ears. In the comments, someone says, “Oh my gosh.” One person simply types, “Oh my goodness.” To be honest, there are no better words. One of those breeds that seems to come from a different era is the Sealyham Terrier, and…